Music of the Spirit
Seattle Pro Musica
Karen P. Thomas, conductor
Music of the Spirit features a cappella choral masterworks including Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir, Allegri’s Miserere, CV Stanford’s Beati quorum via, Karen P. Thomas’ Lux Lucis (World premier recording), and Hugo Wolf’s Sechs geistliche Lieder.
| Mass for Double Choir: Frank Martin (1890 -1974) |
1 Kyrie
2 Gloria
3 Credo
4 Sanctus and Benedictus
5 Agnus Dei |
4:47
5:18
5:37
4:37
3:14 |
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| 6 Beati quroum via: CV Stanford (1852 -1924) |
3:19 |
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| Lux Lucis: Karen P. Thomas (b. 1957) |
7 O virtus Sapientie
8 O lucidissima apostolorum turba
9 O nobillissima viriditas |
3:43
3:38
4:18 |
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| Sechs geistliche Lieder: Hugo Wolf (1860 -1903) |
10 Aufblick
11 Einkehr
12 Resignation
13 Letzte Bitte
14 Ergebung
15 Erhebung |
1:12
2:06
3:38
2:02
2:35
1:41 |
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| 16 Miserere: Gregorio Allegri (1582 -1652) |
12:03 |
“It's a joy to hear this expert performance of Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir…But the best reason to own this disc is for Seattle Pro Musica director Karen P. Thomas’ Lux Lucis, a set of three motets for women’s voices that draws on texts by Hildegard von Bingen.”
—David Vernier, Classics Today, 2006
“The crème de la crème of the Pacific Northwest. Most impressive…are the shimmering effects created by the Pro Musica women in conductor Karen Thomas’s own Lux Lucis, a set of three gorgeous motets…An impressive release.”
—Greenfield, American Record Guide, May/June 2006
“A superb performance…Truly an extraordinary choir, affiliated with the Catholic cathedral of Seattle, where the recording was made. Music of the spirit it certainly is, and the theme confers a unity on the diverse selections. Well worth hearing.”
—J.F. Weber, Fanfare, September/October 2006
